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Simulators and Simulator Usage2015HT
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Course plan
Recommended for
PhD Students (is also given within a master programme)
The course was last given
New
Goals
After course completion, the student should:
- be able to discuss pros and cons with simulator as research tools.
- have knowledge on ethical considerations as part of study design and planning
- be able to formulate testable hypotheses suitable for simulator studies
- be able to plan, conduct and analyze data from a limited simulator study
(pilot study)
- be able to present and discuss study results in writing and orally
Organization
The course consists of a project work and seminars. Seminar participation is mandatory and each student should individually read, present and criticize an article or a chapter from the course literature. The project should be carried out as a teamwork with 2 – 3 participants. Apart from presenting and discussing their own project, they should also review other groups’ project reports.
Contents
The course includes areas and topics like introduction to driving simulators (limits and possibilities), classification of simulators, experimental design and planning, conceptual scenario design and experimental performance. Selection of experimental participants (exclusion and inclusion criteria), internal and external validity and ethical considerations will also be addressed in the course. Finally, simulator based training; design projection and hardware-in-the-loop are aspects that will be briefly mentioned.
Literature
Handbook of Driving Simulation for Engineering, Medicine, and Psychology
Edited by John D . Lee
CRC Press 2011
Print ISBN: 978-1-4200-6100-0
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4200-6101-7
Carsten, O. and A. H. Jamson (2011). Chapter 7 - Driving Simulators as Research
Tools in Traffic Psychology. Handbook of Traffic Psychology. B. E. Porter. San
Diego, Academic Press: 87-96.
Lecturers
Björn Peters
Examiner
Arne Jönsson
Examination
The course consists of a project work and seminars. Seminar participation is mandatory and each student should individually read, present and criticize an article or a chapter from the course literature. The project should be carried out as a teamwork with 2 – 3 participants. Apart from presenting and discussing their own project, they should also review other groups’ project reports.
Credit
6 hp
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